TY - BOOK AU - MECONIS Charles A AU - WALLACE Michael D TI - East Asian naval weapons acquisitions in the 1990s: causes, consequences and responses SN - 0275962512 (hbk.): PY - 2000/// CY - London PB - Praeger KW - ASIAN KW - AUSTRALIA KW - CHINA KW - EAST KW - ASIA KW - HISTORY KW - INDONESIA KW - JAPAN KW - NAVIES KW - SOUTH KOREA KW - THAILAND KW - UNITED STATES KW - VIETNAM N2 - This book had ots origin in a series of dialogues and meetings about post-cold war maritime security in the Asia-pacific region. This events were held in the early to late 1990s in many locations throughout the region, including Australia,Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, South korea, Thailand and the United States. These included the protection of both territorial waters and the Exclusive Economic Zones established under the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea as well as vital sea lines of communication ER -